Résultats

 Rice, Victor A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 5 Jan 1984, 170-182     Less is more. Less confrontation between government, business, and labour; more collaboration. Less demand for the quick fix in economic policy; more perception of the need for basic structural changes. Less lip service to the urgent requirements of job creation; more productive investment. Less inclinationto resolve economic issues among nations …

 Parizeau, The Honourable Jacques, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 12 Jan 1984, 183-193     Brief description of what has happened in the last few years in Quebec. The French-speaking majority at peace with its language. A shift in business away from Montreal to Toronto as the economic centre of Canada. The void filled by native entrepreneurs. The economic structure in Quebec. Foreign investment. Economic …

 Frye, Professor Northrop, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 19 Jan 1984, 194-206     "1984" by Orwell and its central thesis. The importance of language. Real learning. What the humanities bring to society. The teaching of language and the structure of language may encourage social change. Authority of science. The authority of literature and the arts. Creativity. Intelligence. Canada's significance in the world. The …

 Jarratt, Sir Alex, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 16 Feb 1984, 243-254     A description of the recent revolution of the British industrial economy and reasons for it, including statistics. Shifts in the balance of power within industry. Major change in the power base itself. Change in industrial relations legislation. The effects of recession. Signs of profitability and investment. Economic renewal. Demands on …

 Davis, the Honourable William G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 23 Feb 1984, 255-265     Evidence of Ontario's economic recovery. Some statistics of that recovery, particularly with regard to the auto industry and the service sector. Recovery the principal economic goal for 1984. The role of the government. An economic partnership with labour. Competitive trade. Trade with the U.S. Protectionism. The effect of American legislation. …

 Robinette, John J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 1 Mar 1984, 266-276     A discussion of several issues related to the Constitution. "The future of the Constitution lies primarily with the courts…" The division of legislative powers between the federal parliament and the provincial legislatures. The Constitution Act of 1967. Some illustrative examples of problems. The relation of the Constitution to Canada's treaty-making …

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 Mulroney, The Hon. Brian, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 28 Aug 1984, 11-26     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. A review of earlier campaign speeches and promises. Financial implications of his party's strategy. A critical review of events and activities during the current government's term of office. A look to the future and expectations …

 Turner, The Rt. Hon. John N., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 30 Aug 1984, 27-43     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. An examination and an anlysis of, and possible answers to, the question "Why is it, with a country such as Canada, with limitless resources, boundless opportunities, no horizons, why is it we are not living …

 Worthington, Peter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 11 Oct 1984, 61-78     Wide-ranging address with personal anecdotes, reminiscences, opinions, suggestions and comments on a variety of topics germaine to Canada; being a Canadian, Canadian politics and the economy. Some specific topics include the military and National Defence; the Veterans' Allowance scheme; the need for a new economic philosophy; foreign investment; the deficit …

 Franca, Celia, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 25 Oct 1984, 93-102     Background and history of the National Ballet School, founded under the leadership of Miss Betty Oliphant. Purpose and goals of the School. A period of trial. Economic concerns and sources. The combination of artistic and economic pay-off. Prudent investment. Activities, successes and challenges of the National Ballet School. Needs of …

 Author and Diplomat, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 8 Nov 1984, 115-125     Canadians as they are seen by others, with discussion. In NATO, and the United Nations, and in the Commonwealth, Canadians seen as having a gift for constructive compromise. Canadian smugness. How we define ourselves as what we are not. The "invisibility syndrome" of Canada by the United States. Exchanges with …

 Casaroli, His Eminence Agostino Cardinal, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 14 Sep 1984, 44-60     A discussion of some of the problems and challenges facing the modern world, ones that "affect more closely the well-being, the progress, and the very existence of humanity; the ones which at the same time more directly call into play the Holy See's responsibilities and its possibilities of action. They …

 Kaufman, Dr. Henry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 18 Oct 1984, 79-92     Developments of the financial and economic kind in the United States. Predictions about the immediate economic future. A discussion and analysis of those predictions, with background, statistics, and factors affecting the development and outcome of those predictions. Topics covered include the economic environment; the demand for credit; household borrowing; corporate …

 Goodman, Edwin A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 1 Nov 1984, 103-114     1984 the fortieth anniversary of D-Day. Objectives of the Second World War for Canada: to win the war and to preserve the democratic institutions in the world. The state of the second objective. Capitalism as the economic instrument for achieving the equitable distribution of the world's goods essential to a …

 Weatherstone, Dennis, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 15 Nov 1984, 141-156     After the election, no new policymakers in Washington, yet international financial markets will change dramatically, not because of the election itself, but because of market forces and government policies that have been building. A discussion of these thoughts follows, with a review (past, present and future) of several factors, and …

 Greenberg, Maurice R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 29 Nov 1984, 170-184     Current problems in the North American economy, growing out of the inflation of the 1960s, carried to excess during the 1970s. Problems include excessive debt, high real interest rates and instability created by falling commodity prices, particularly energy. Dealing with runaway inflation at the beginning of the 1980s, and recession. …

 Suzuki, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 6 Dec 1984, 185-203     Questions posed as if from an anthropologist from China or Russian coming to Canada: What is this country called Canada? How do the people in this country see themselves? What do they perceive as their priorities? How to answer such questions? What an anthropologist might think of us from reading …

 Waterman, Robert H. Jr., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 26 Jan 1984, 207-219     The secret of excellence. The move toward excellence. The role of courtesy. MBWA: Management by Wandering Around. Exemplary anecdotes of Hewlett-Packard, Procter & Gamble, Delta, Bata, McDonald's, Arco, Frito-Lay. Successful change programs. Importance of listening, analysing, creating an urgency for change, the accumulation of activities, involving lots of people. Leadership …

 Callwood, June, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 2 Feb 1984, 220-229     Rights of the individual vs. society. A brief history of Canadian conservatism. Examples of civil liberty issues and how Canadians reacted to them. Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Now a faster reaction time to civil liberty issues. Problems with obscenity laws. Laws for control, not a moral code. Freedom of …